THE FIRST...YOUNG CULTURE

ALEX AND GABE WALK US THROUGH THEIR BAND'S BABY STEPS.

- BEN TIPPLE

The first...

...Time we knew we wanted to be in a band

Alex Magnan: "Gabe and I meeting, we both just knew it. It's crazy how it's been over 10 years; we always knew that we wanted to make music together. I was such a loser in grade six, and Gabe was so cool and skateboarded and stuff, and he wanted to be friends with me. Us becoming best friends, we were going to do this together for the rest of our lives."

Gabe Pietrafesa: "He brought in his guitar one day and played in front of the class. He was the only other dude in our school who wore skinny jeans, and I thought, 'That motherfucker is definitely cool'. He taught me how to play guitar and let me join his band at the time, and he had a drum set at his house. It was the first time I saw one in real life. From there, we were going to make it our lives and career. We haven't stopped since."

Alex: "It was just meant to happen."

...Show we ever played

Gabe: "It was with this pop-punk band called We Still Dream. I didn't know what touring was; I didn't know anything. It was at a venue called Bogies in Albany, New York, that's no longer here."

Alex: "We also had to bring our parents with us because they wouldn't let us in without them. I was super embarrassed by them."